Dhaka urban agglomeration

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dhaka_urban_agglomeration
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:area approximately 306 km²
gptkbp:climate tropical savanna climate
gptkbp:containsCity gptkb:Gazipur
gptkb:Savar
gptkb:Narayanganj
gptkb:Keraniganj
gptkbp:district BD004
gptkbp:economicImportance major economic center of Bangladesh
gptkbp:festival Pohela Boishakh celebrations
gptkbp:GDP over $200 billion (PPP, est.)
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Dhaka_City_Corporation
gptkbp:hasAirport gptkb:Hazrat_Shahjalal_International_Airport
gptkbp:hasAnimal gptkb:Bangladesh_National_Zoo
gptkbp:hasBusRapidTransit Dhaka BRT
gptkbp:hasCoreCity gptkb:Dhaka
gptkbp:hasFestival gptkb:Durga_Puja
gptkb:Independence_Day
gptkb:Eid-ul-Fitr
Victory Day
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:Jatiya_Sangsad_Bhaban
gptkb:Ahsan_Manzil
gptkb:Lalbagh_Fort
gptkbp:hasMetroStation gptkb:Dhaka_Metro_Rail
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Bangladesh_National_Museum
gptkbp:hasPark gptkb:Ramna_Park
gptkb:Suhrawardy_Udyan
gptkbp:hasRailwayStation gptkb:Kamalapur_Railway_Station
gptkbp:hasSportsStadium gptkb:Bangabandhu_National_Stadium
gptkbp:hasUniversity gptkb:University_of_Dhaka
gptkb:Jahangirnagar_University
gptkb:Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology
gptkbp:homeStadium gptkb:Sher-e-Bangla_National_Cricket_Stadium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dhaka urban agglomeration
gptkbp:knownFor high population density
traffic congestion
garment industry
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Bengali
gptkbp:population over 21 million (2023 est.)
gptkbp:rankInWorldByPopulation among top 10
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:river gptkb:Turag_River
gptkb:Balu_River
gptkb:Shitalakshya_River
gptkb:Buriganga_River
gptkbp:timezone BST (UTC+6)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dhaka_Metropolitan_Area
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7